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Elizabeth I is one of England's most famous monarchs, whose story as the 'Virgin Queen' is well known. But queenship was by no means a certain path for Henry VIII's...

Author: Jasper RidleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the life and reign of Elizabeth I, one of England's most iconic monarchs....

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Four missing days. Could you cope with not knowing? Jen's 15-year-old daughter goes missing for four agonizing days. When Lana is found, unharmed, in the middle of the desolate countryside,...

A thrilling account of treachery, loyalty and martyrdom in Elizabethan England from an exceptional new writer. As darkness fell on the evening of Friday, 28 October 1588, just weeks after...

Edition: reprinted with corrections.Condition remarks: Condition: VG. Jacket: Good within mylar; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Bookseller stamp on fep. Binding condition: Firm. Price stickers on DJs. A cornerstone...

A richly detailed account of the little-known cultural and political relationship between Elizabethan England and the Islamic world In 1570, after plots and assassination attempts against her, Elizabeth I was...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingFew monarchs in history have commanded such enduring fascination as Elizabeth I of England, and Elizabeth Jenkins's Elizabeth...

Author: John Hadfield (editor); PIPER, John (illustrations).Binding: HardbackPublished: Cupid Press, 1955, Numbered & Signed EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedNumber 612 in a limited edition of 660 copies...

Author: William Weston; Translated from the Latin by Philip Caraman; Foreword by Evelyn WaughBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans Green and Co, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical autobiography chronicles...

Uncovering the hidden love triangle between novelist Elizabeth Bowen and the author's grandparents - the critically acclaimed biography with never-before-seen letters detailing the affair. For readers who were swept up...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the golden and turbulent age of Shakespeare and the Virgin Queen, Elizabethan People: State and Society presents...

This book offers an original study of lyric form and social custom in the Elizabethan age. Ilona Bell explores the tendency of Elizabethan love poems not only to represent an...

Elizabeth Taylor was a true screen legend. A movie star from the age of 12, she was known for her near-perfect, luminous beauty and lastingly radiant star quality, along with...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the rich tradition of narrative poetry during the Elizabethan age,...

A masterly re-evaluation of a self-made Elizabethan hero, and a fascinating re-creation of the man and his era. Sir Francis Drake: pirate, explorer and Protestant zealot, a man princely in...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageE.M.W. Tillyard's The Elizabethan World Picture presents a foundational analysis of the intellectual and...

Author: Willard FarnhamBinding: HardbackPublished: Basil Blackwell, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the influence of medieval themes and structures on Elizabethan tragedy, highlighting the continuities...

Author: A L Rowse, John HedgecoeBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Price clipped inside dust jacket, very light tanning along spineThis...

Author: E. M. W. TillyardBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: No dust jacket, light wear to cloth cover, previous owner name and marks insideThe...

Author: Lawrence Stonebinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford, 1956Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the life and contributions of Sir Horatio Palavicino, a notable...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings visible. The dust jacket shows age-related tanning and light fading consistent with an older impression. The...

Author: L. Hicks, S.J.Binding: HardbackPublished: Burns & Oates, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some general wear and tear and tanning along spine, previous...

Secondhand Non-Fiction Bargain Book Box SP3009 Eighteen books of history, politics, science, and current affairs — George Megalogenis, Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Paul Hasluck, David Suzuki,...

Author: E. M. W. TillyardBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1956Condition:Book: PoorJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket tanned, wear and tearing along top edge and spine bottom,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA scholarly yet accessible work of literary criticism, Elizabethan Poetry: Lyrical and Narrative presents a comprehensive examination of the rich...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Part of the acclaimed Literature in Perspective series, The Elizabethan Poets presents...

While the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s resulted in the destruction of much of England's built fabric, it was also a time in which many new initiatives emerged....

Secondhand Memoir & Biography Bargain Book Box SP3006 Fifteen memoirs and inspirational books — Magda Szubanski, Tracey Spicer, Ruth Cracknell, Gai Waterhouse, Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Jessica Watson, Bethany Hamilton, Elizabeth Gilbert,...

The final novel in the bestselling Ravenscar series following the fortunes of the Deravenel family Elizabeth Turner, scion of the fabled Deravenel family, carries the red-gold hair and beautiful English...